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On August 23, 2008, whilst working as a freelance reporter in Somalia, Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped along with Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and their Somali translator and driver. Following her release in 2009, she went public about being shackled and locked in a shed, tortured and beaten by her captors for 15 months but she never talked about the alleged sexual abuse - until now. Amanda Lindhout has reported from war zones in Africa,...
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On August 23, 2008, Amanda Lindhout, Lorinda Stewart's daughter, is kidnapped outside of Mogadishu in Somalia. The kidnappers' demand is simple: pay $2.5 million or Amanda will be killed. For the next 460 days, Lorinda does everything in her power--and beyond--to get her daughter back alive. This small-town mother with no experience in hostage negotiations is called upon by the RCMP to be the lead communicator with "Adam"--A.k.a. Ali Omar Ader--the...
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